Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jimmy Carter was a former Navy nuclear engineer who established the Department of Energy and became the first sitting U.S.

A single week in 1979 underscored just how eventful Mr. Carter’s presidency really was. By Peter Baker Long ago as it was, many Americans have forgotten — or perhaps never knew — just how eventful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Georgia state Sen. Jason Carter — the grandson of President Jimmy Carter and current chair of The Carter Center board of ...

ATLANTA — In a 1952 episode that has taken on legendary status in recent years, Jimmy Carter -- then a young Naval lieutenant -- helped play a leading role in cleanup efforts at the world's first ...